What is DL-Alanine?
DL-alanine is a white crystalline solid powder at normal temperature and pressure. It is the basic unit of proteins and one of the 21 amino acids that make up human proteins. It is highly soluble in water, slightly soluble in ethanol, and insoluble in ether or acetone. In the body, this substance is related to sugar metabolism and is a very important bioactive substance.
What are the basic attributes?
- Product Name：DL‑Alanine
- CAS No：302‑72‑7
- Molecular Formula：C₃H₇NO₂
- Molecular Weight：89.09
- Appearance：White crystalline or crystalline powder, odorless, with sweet taste
- Solubility：Soluble in water, slightly soluble in ethanol
- Stability：Chemically stable under normal storage conditions, incompatible with strong oxidants
Diversification of application fields
- Pharmaceutical industry：Important pharmaceutical intermediate, raw material for synthesizing vitamin B6, also used for biochemical research and microbial culture。
- Food industry：Act as nutritional fortifier and flavor enhancer. Used for compound seasoning, pickled vegetables, sauce, vinegar, beverage and wine, function as sour‑correcting agent and buffer agent, improve flavor and shorten pickling time。
- Cosmetics industry：Used as skin‑conditioning, hair‑conditioning and antistatic ingredient in personal care products。
- Feed industry：Added into feed as amino acid nutrition supplement to improve animal nutrition intake。